Do you care about the health of the Earth? It starts by taking care of ourselves and our communities. Health and Wellbeing Fair When: 2:00pm-5:00pm Where: Magnolia Patio, Rain location: 1st floor Reynolda Hall Lobby Collect resources from and interface with representatives of Blue […]
Spend some time today relaxing, reflecting and restoring your senses on campus. Periodic breaks will help you work smarter, not harder. Various groups will be out and about on campus to support you in taking time out for you. To Hi (meditation) Garden When: […]
How good is the food in public school lunch rooms? It might be worse than you thought. Lunch Line, documentary screening and reception with the filmmaker When: 7:00pm-10:00pm Where: Pugh Auditorium; Shorty’s Restaurant Campus Kitchen’s Wake Up to Food Week is sponsoring a […]
The Piedmont Earth Day Fair was ranked as one of the top 20 Spring Festivals in North Carolina by the Winston-Salem Journal, for good reason. Join the celebration on Saturday, April 16. Piedmont Earth Day Fair When: 10:00am-5:00pm Where: Dixie Classic Fairgrounds, Education […]
Continue celebrating the 13 Days of Celebrating the Earth by collecting your free “WFU ♥’s Farmers” tote bag, walking over to the Reynolda Village Farmers Market and participating in the Arbor Day Celebration. Reynolda Village Farmers Market Season Opening When: 10:00am-1:00pm Where: Meet […]
Kick off the 13 Days of Celebrating the Earth by attending one (or more) of our exciting activities on April 14. Think Green Thursday When: 10:45am-12:15pm Where: Magnolia Patio Pick up your 13 Days t-shirt and a full schedule of events. Office of Sustainability […]
Welcome to your home for the 13 Days of Celebrating the Earth. From April 14-26, enjoy nearly two weeks jam-packed with fun, informative and motivational events ranging from the “Green, It’s Not Only a Color, It’s a Movement” art exhibition at the
The Piedmont Earth Day Fair is right around the corner. Have you signed up to volunteer? Volunteers are especially needed for Parking, Zero Waste, Exhibitor Assistance, and Clean-up after the Fair. So, grab some friends and plan to enjoy the Fair and also spend a […]
Join the Office of Sustainability for the ninth annual Phyllis Trible Lecture Series beginning at 9:30 a.m. on March 1 in Brendle Recital Hall. The lecture series is designed to make feminist concerns more visible through dialogue with some of today’s foremost feminist thinkers. […]
Annenberg Forum overflowed with university students and faculty and members of the greater Winston-Salem community on November 11 for a symposium on environmental justice. The event, “My Neighborhood is Killing Me: Environmental Racism and a Call to Justice,” discussed the effects of toxic dumping and […]
Students, faculty and staff interested in the intersection between world religions and sustainability had the opportunity to view a screening of Renewal on November 3 in Pugh Auditorium. The screening was a product of Office of Sustainability intern and junior Holly Fuller’s interfaith internship. Fuller […]
UPDATE: Parking for off-campus visitors is available in Lot G. To address the complex issues surrounding environmental racism, Wake Forest University will hold “My Neighborhood is Killing Me: Environmental Racism and a Call to Justice,” featuring Bennett College President Julianne Malveaux and Emmy-award […]
On October 6, environmentalist and author Bill McKibben gave a free public lecture in the Chapel at Warren Wilson College in Asheville, N.C. The lecture was titled, “The Most Important Number on Earth: From Appalachia to the Arctic, a Crisis and a Movement.” […]
The Office of Sustainability participated in the first-ever GOExpo on September 25, 2010 at the Benton Convention Center in downtown Winston-Salem. Representatives from industry, education and community advocacy, from around the Piedmont, joined together to share resources and promote community education for sustainability. The […]
Erin Brockovich, namesake of and inspiration for the Oscar-award winning film Erin Brockovich, came to the defense of the Yadkin Riverkeeper on June 29th in Brendle Recital Hall. Brockovich, sporting her signature potty mouth and show stopping four inch red pumps, delivered a […]
